Isaiah 30:8

Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

Cross-reference

Isaiah 8:1 Parallel

Isaiah 8:1 shows a similar command to write on a large tablet, reinforcing the theme of preserving a prophetic message as a witness.

Isaiah 6:9 Parallel

Isaiah 6:9 commissions Isaiah to speak a message that will be rejected — same prophetic context of delivering a judgment message that people ignore, now written for witness.

Isaiah 8:20 Parallel

Isaiah 8:20 urges consulting the law and testimony — both emphasize written divine testimony as authority and witness.

Isaiah 34:16 calls to 'seek and read from the book of the Lord' — both refer to a written divine book as a lasting record.

Deuteronomy 31:19 commands writing a song as a witness for future generations, directly parallel to the 'witness forever' purpose here.

Habakkuk 2:2 commands writing the vision plainly on tablets so readers can quickly grasp it—very similar to writing on a tablet for a future witness.

Jeremiah 51:60 records Jeremiah writing all the evil against Babylon in a book, paralleling the act of writing a prophetic witness.

Jeremiah 36:2 has God command writing prophecies on a scroll for a witness, directly mirroring the instruction to write for the time to come.

Revelation 1:11 commands John to write on a scroll and send it—a direct parallel to Isaiah's command to write on a scroll for witness.

Jeremiah 30:2 directly parallels: God commands Jeremiah to write in a book all the words spoken to him — same command to write prophecy for future.

Proverbs 7:3 says 'write them on the tablet of your heart' — both use the metaphor of writing God's words, though Proverbs is internal, Isaiah is physical.

Jeremiah 36:28-32 shows the written word preserved despite destruction, illustrating the enduring witness that Isaiah's command aims to create.

Job 19:24 Parallel

Job 19:24 intensifies the wish with 'graven with an iron pen in rock' for permanence, similar to Isaiah's tablet for future witness.

Ezekiel 2:10 describes a scroll written with lamentation and woe—parallel to Isaiah's command to write on a scroll as a future witness.

Ezekiel 24:2 commands writing the exact day of the siege—another instance of recording a moment for witness, echoing Isaiah's command.

Daniel 7:1 Parallel

Daniel 7:1 records Daniel writing his dream—a parallel act of writing a prophetic revelation for future reference.

Deuteronomy 31:22 records Moses writing the song, fulfilling the command to create a witness—similar act but without the explicit purpose statement.

Deuteronomy 6:9 commands writing God's laws on doorposts — both involve writing God's words for lasting remembrance.